The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the recovery of the decomposing body of a cattle rearer, Adamu Banyi, aged 50, who had been reported missing in the Isuwa community along the Benin/Agbor Road.
According to police sources, the incident was first reported on April 10 by Mohammed Alamin, a resident of No. 10 Yoruba Street, Boji-Boji Owa, Agbor, Delta State.
A security expert, Zagazola Makama reports that Alamin informed officers at Okhuaihe Division that his employee, who grazed cattle in the Isuwa area, had gone missing and was not found in any detention facility.
After the initial report, Alamin returned to the station on April 15, requesting police escort to the area where the missing herder worked. A police team accompanied him to the bush, where a search led to the discovery of Banyi’s decomposing corpse.
Further inspection of the scene revealed an expanded cartridge, suspected to have been used in the killing, along with the victim’s torchlight and mobile phone.
The Command stated that efforts were ongoing to apprehend the perpetrators, who are currently at large, and the investigation is continuing.
Banyi was described as dark in complexion, approximately six feet tall, with tribal marks, and fluent in both English and Hausa languages.
The police assured that no effort would be spared in ensuring justice for the deceased and his family.
